JUDGMENT :

S.G. Pandit, J.

1. The petitioner who was an aspirant to the office of Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University is before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assailing the Notification bearing No. GS 21 MUM 2016 dtd. 16/11/2018 issued by the first respondent, by which, the 4th respondent is appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University.

2. Heard the learned counsel Sri.Ganesh Gowda for petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate Smt.M.C.Nagashree for respondents No. 1 to 3 and Sri.Vinayaka B., for respondent No. 4.

3. The petitioner is a Ph.D Holder from the elite CFTRI, Mysore and who has also completed Post Doctoral Research from University of Athens, Atlanta, USA and also from Rosewell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalor, New York, U.S.A. He was working as Professor in Biochemistry at Bangalore University. In pursuance of the Notification dtd. 3/10/2018 Annexure-A, the petitioner applied for the post of Vice- Chancellor, Mysore University. The Search Committee appointed by the Government short listed three persons i.e., Prof.N.S.Ashok Kumar, Prof.C.P.Siddasharma and Prof.R.K.Somashekar. Thereafter, the Government recommended the name of Prof.